The Great Indian Mathematicians: 15 Pioneers Who Put Indian Mathematics on the World Map | With fun facts, Maths tricks & bonus chapter on the story of zero | Non-fiction, Biographies, Puffin Books

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The Great Indian Mathematicians: 15 Pioneers Who Put Indian Mathematics on the World Map | With fun facts, Maths tricks & bonus chapter on the story of zero | Non-fiction, Biographies, Puffin BooksIndia's mathematicians have made significant contributions over the last 5000 years. From the ever popular Aryabhata, widely recognized for revolutionizing the number system and Shakuntala Devi, universally admired for her fast mental calculations to pioneers forgotten by time, like Baudhayana, who explained the Pythagoras' theorem nearly 3000 years ago, the figures included in this book are trailblazers in the world of mathematics. Fresh, accessible

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